Improvement in advertising-cases



LR.V CARNEY. VAdvvltising Gase.

No. 214,810. Patented April 29', 18794.

N.FETERS. PHDTDYLITHOGRAPHEH, WAS HNGTO, D C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE JAMES R. OARNEY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,ASSIGNOB TO HIMSELF AND ELM B. MILLER, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN ADVERTISING-CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 214,810, dated April29, 1879; 4application filed February 24, 1879. f

To all whom it may conce/rn.-

Be it known that I, JAMES R. GARNEY, of Indianapolis, in the --county ofMarion and State of Indiana, have invented a new and y usefulImprovement in Advertising and Directory Gases, of which the followingis a description, reference being had to the acconr panying drawings..

My invention relates'to a revolving advertising and directory oase.

The object of my invention is to furnish a revolving device for hotelsand public buildings, in which directory cards and advertise ments areconspicuously displayed.

My invention consists, mainly, in the new construction, arrangement, andapplication of devices; also, in th'e new combination of old elementswhich are deemed essential in my newly-organized revolving directory andadvertising case, as will be hereinafter fully described and set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference in thedifferent figures indicate like parts, Figure 1 represents a sideelevation of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of thesame.

A represents the base, formed with inclined tapering sides, which aredivided into one or more spaces, P P, to receive advertising-cards.

The bar E extends across the base A, and forms a support for the uprightspindle K, which is secured to the bar, and extends i upward through ahole in the top of the base sufliciently far to form a support for therevolvin g part B to operate on.

The revolving case B is provided at the top with a glass plate, R, whichrests upon the top of the spindle K, on which said case revolves. Theouter surfaces of the revolving case are subdivided by rabbeted bars H,H', J, and O and by the upright partitions into various sizes ofspacessuch as C, C, C2, and D.

The rabbeted bars H H J are provided with miter-j oints wherever theyjoin with otherbars, and are held in position by screws and washers G,as shown.

The glasses 'v are held in position by the rabbeted cross-bars H H J.

The spaces C C, at the vertical center of each side of the revolvingcase, are designed `as directory cases or spaces, in which the lowerspace would indicate the rooms, offices, and occupants of the lowerfloor of a public building, &c., and so on with the other spaces C untilaperfect directory of all rooms, oflices, and principal ofcers in abuilding are represented. The other spaces are designed foradvertisingpurposes, and may be subdivided in any manner required.

If it is desired to insert cards in spaces D D, a screw is removed fromthe hole a at one end of the bar O, and said bar can be removed,together with the glass above and below, which .can be replaced after'the cards have been inserted.

If cards are required in all the spaces D D D' D', the screw from thecenter joint of all the bars 0 O O 0 is removed, and access to all saidspaces is obtained. In like manner all the spaces are accessible, andcards can be readily inserted or removed when desired.

At the basfx of the revolving case B are inserted rollers m m m, thelower parts of which rest lightly on the top of the base A, and formfriction-rollers to steady the Arevolving top. By means of thesefriction-rollers and the spindle K the top case is allowed to revolvefreely on the glass plate R, and permits all advertisements anddirectorycards to be readily inspected 'from 011e point of view.

The case A may be mounted on casters, and the whole device madeportable, if 'desired.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A revolving directory and advertising device, consisting of a base, A,with advertising-spaces P P and spindle K, in combination with arevolving case, B, with advertising and directory spaces C C1,friction-rollers m m, and glass bearing B, in the manner and for thepurpose substantially as shown and de; scribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES R. GARNEY.

Witnesses:

E. O. FRINK, S. C. FRiNK.

